Cressbrook vs Mount Beppo

Mount Beppo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Cressbrook. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cressbrook, about half of households are people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cressbrook carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 55/100)
  • Mount Beppo is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 46%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cressbrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Beppo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (116.6 km vs 123.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cressbrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mount Beppo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cressbrook and Mount Beppo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Walkability 0 / 0
Cressbrook — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Beppo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 45
Cressbrook — Safety: 61/100 Mount Beppo — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cressbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Beppo — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Beppo has more residents (251 vs 121); Mount Beppo rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Population 121 251
+107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +16.2%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $66,612/yr
+4% vs other
 $64,012/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
0-4 9.9% / 9.2%
Cressbrook — 0-4: 9.9% Mount Beppo — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 15.7% / 13.5%
Cressbrook — 5-14: 15.7% Mount Beppo — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 3.3% / 3.6%
Cressbrook — 15-19: 3.3% Mount Beppo — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 8.3% / 2.4%
Cressbrook — 20-24: 8.3% Mount Beppo — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 10.7% / 13.9%
Cressbrook — 25-34: 10.7% Mount Beppo — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 7.4% / 12.7%
Cressbrook — 35-44: 7.4% Mount Beppo — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 9.1% / 5.2%
Cressbrook — 45-54: 9.1% Mount Beppo — 45-54: 5.2%
55-64 20.7% / 17.9%
Cressbrook — 55-64: 20.7% Mount Beppo — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 10.7% / 14.7%
Cressbrook — 65-74: 10.7% Mount Beppo — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 8.3% / 7.2%
Cressbrook — 75-84: 8.3% Mount Beppo — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.2%
Cressbrook — 85+: not among its largest Mount Beppo — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
England 5.0% / 1.2%
Cressbrook — England: 5.0% Mount Beppo — England: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Cressbrook — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Beppo — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 45.7% lone person
Cressbrook — Lone Person: 45.7% Cressbrook — Couple Families: 37.1% Cressbrook — One Parent Families: 8.6% Cressbrook — Group Household: 8.6%
Mount Beppo 40.9% lone person
Mount Beppo — Lone Person: 40.9% Mount Beppo — Couple Families: 37.9% Mount Beppo — One Parent Families: 21.2% Mount Beppo — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 100.0% houses
Cressbrook — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Beppo 100.0% houses
Mount Beppo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 21.9%
Cressbrook — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Mount Beppo — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 6.4%
Cressbrook — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Mount Beppo — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.0%
Cressbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Mount Beppo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Cressbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mount Beppo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Cressbrook — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Beppo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cressbrook 25.6% renting
Cressbrook — Owned Outright: 44.2% Cressbrook — Mortgage: 30.2% Cressbrook — Renting: 25.6%
Mount Beppo 14.3% renting
Mount Beppo — Owned Outright: 44.9% Mount Beppo — Mortgage: 40.8% Mount Beppo — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
same for both
Approvals change year on year +375%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD

Liveability

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Beppo carries more crime risk (55 vs 39).

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Cressbrook sits further from the CBD (123.3 km vs 116.6 km).

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 123.3 km
+5% vs other
 116.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 99 min 97 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4313
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 4313
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Car (driver) 68.9% / 78.5%
Cressbrook — Car (driver): 68.9% Mount Beppo — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 31.1% / 14.0%
Cressbrook — Worked from Home: 31.1% Mount Beppo — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Cressbrook — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Beppo — Car (passenger): 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
134 premises

Climate

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Average residential rate $1,063/yr
same for both
Council Somerset
same for both

Federal electorate

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cressbrook Mount Beppo
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cressbrook

Family Rural Young Families

Mount Beppo

Family Rural Young Families

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